Bolivian Aymara Indian University "Tupac Katari" begins on Monday 1 November, the "Month of Recovery of Memory" in honor of Julian Apaza Nina "Tupac Katari" the hero who in 1781 led two fences to the city of La Paz, as protest against the Spanish colonial oppression and he was dismembered.

The rector of the University, Benecia Quist reported that this month will be developed as a tribute acts Central, Sunday 14, with the President of the Multinational State, in Peñas (municipality of Battles) where Tupac Katari in life was torn to pieces by four horses and his body (head and limbs, upper and lower) distributed Chulumani Achacachi, Ayo Ayo, Caquiaviri, La Paz and El Alto with the sign: "For a lesson to the Indians."

Other acts, for 26 and November 27 is the "1st National Meeting of University Professionals Indigenous and Indigenous invited to submit papers on one of the following issues: 1) Process of Transformation of the colonial state, 2) Decolonization University Education and 3) Tupac Katari.

So far, Katari was no reason for deep studies, let alone in official history texts in schools and universities only in the XXI century, by Law 3102 of July 15, 2005 was declared "National Hero" as his wife and inseparable companion of anti-colonial struggle, Bartolina Sisa.

Born in 1750 in the ayllu Sullkawi, a community of Ayo-Ayo Sica Sica (current province of Aroma) Katari was raised by a priest, which enabled him to learn to read and write in Spanish. He grew up watching the abuses during the heyday of colonialism imposed by Spanish invaders from October 12, 1492.

On March 13, 1781 Katari and Sisa Aymara begin the siege of the city of La Paz, which lasted 109 days. A second siege lasted 64 days and only with the help of the royal army from Argentina, was defeated. He was betrayed by the Aymara Inga Lipe and, after being arrested "with the blessing of the priest, the mayor and the military officer" was sentenced on 13 November of that year. Following that event, Katari said: "A kill me but I will return and be millions."

On November 14, 1781 the sentence was carried to Katari. First you cut your hair, then the tongue still alive his arms and legs were tied to four horses that shattered into five pieces. Some historians mention that his chest and head were thrown into the current area of Faro Murillo (El Alto).

The Productive Intercultural Indigenous University Community Aymara of Bolivia "Tupac Katari was created on August 2, 2008, by Supreme Decree 29 664 as decentralized public institution of higher education in the service of peasant indigenous peoples. In August 2010, completed its second institutional anniversary and its first academic year of his four races of Engineering: a) Agriculture Altiplano; b) food c) Textile and d) Veterinary and Animal Husbandry. It has more than 500 students from five departments and study in their sub sites, and Cuyahuani Warisata.

The other Indian universities are "Guaraní Apiaguaiki Tumpa" operating in Kuruyuki (Chaco of Chuquisaca) and "Casimiro Huanca Quechua" in Villa Tunari (Cochabamba). All three were created from the denial, real or implied to the Indians in public and private universities and the authorities tried racism and university students in Sucre on May 24, 2008.

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Benecia Mr. Quispe Gutiérrez

Rector of the Universidad Intercultural Community Productive Aymara Indian from Bolivia "Tupac Katari